U+1235E "𒍞" Cuneiform Sign Za Tenu Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𒍞

U+1235E "𒍞" Cuneiform Sign Za Tenu is a specific glyph from the ancient Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a variant of the sign "ZA" distinguished by the addition of a "tenû" marker, meaning it includes a phonetic or diacritical oblique wedge stroke that modifies its reading or usage. Found in the Sumero-Akkadian Cuneiform block of the Unicode Standard, this character is typically employed in transliterations of clay tablet texts to denote a nuanced pronunciation or grammatical function, reflecting the scribal conventions of Mesopotamian writing systems from the third to first millennia BCE.

General Properties

Code Point U+1235E
Version Added 5.0
Name Cuneiform Sign Za Tenu
Block Cuneiform
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𒍞
HTML Hex Encoding 𒍞
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x92 0x8D 0x9E
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD808 0xDF5E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001235E
C/C++/Java Escape \ud808\udf5e

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Cuneiform
Script Extensions Cuneiform
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter